The International Tennis Academy (ITA) has announced a N250, 000 reward for any junior tennis player, who played at the just concluded CBN Junior Tennis Championship and wins the forthcoming senior event.
According to the ITA director, Godwin Kienka, the task is a realistic and achievable dream of the Academy, which, “at the level the top juniors are playing right now, they only need big hearts and correct guidance to excel at the senior level.
“Last year, Moses Michael, 18 and Sylvester Emmanuel, 17 won the Lagos Governors Cup and the Ikoyi Club Masters respectively. At the CBN Juniors this April, we had Martins Abamu, Chris Bulus and Chris Itodo playing at a level that can match any of the seniors.
With the girls we need another year for Angel Mcleod and Marylove Edwards to challenge for titles at the senior level.”
Kienka said the feat by Michael and Emmanuel was made possible by hard work and the right guidance from Babatunde Abbey, a very knowledgeable and hard working coach. “We hope the stake will get the attention of the juniors and make them work towards winning a senior championship,” kienka said.
